Why I Bullet Journal for Language Learning and 2021 Spreads

Another year, another look into how I bullet journal for language learning!
The first third of this video covers why I bullet journal, why I have a separate notebook for language spreads, and the benefits of tracking your language learning. The rest is a look through my 2021 spreads in my language bullet journal!
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Chapters:
0:00-7:59 Why I Bullet Journal
7:59-21:24 2021 Language Spreads

[@LindieBotes]

I love that you have a theme for the year! Thanks for giving us a look into your language journal :D

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you Lindie!!

[@languagelearningdabbler]

You’re the reason I switched to a separate bullet journal for languages and it makes so much sense to do it that way. I always enjoy your bujo vids！ 😍🤓

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you've found it useful for you!

[@betinaceciliafeld9854]

I love that you talk about the finantial aspect of language learning. Very often I hear about lessons and travels (when is permited) to learning languages as if that were possible to everybody. I also loved what you said about representing your level with a bar to fill, as if language learning had an end and it could not get lost with time if you don't practice. Great video!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! I definitely also find it disheartening when a lot of advice is focussed around travel or if you can't travel just taking lessons. Even creating an immersion experience at home isn't financially possible for some, even if it's cheaper than traveling. It can be hard to have the balance of wanting to make speaking progress and investing in that and simply not being able to afford it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@nendoakuma7451]

Really excited how your channel has been going since the summer.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you so much! Me too 🥰

[@ananxiouslibrarian]

“Getting to know how to get to know a language” GIRL THE ELOQUENCE

[@theoraven]

The first time you mentioned having a separate language bullet journal, I knew it would work for me, too. I love having that planning and tracking separate. I also color-code my languages both in writing and my notebooks, and French is red for me, too. Thanks for sharing your set-up. It always gives me something new to try.

[@creativehub660]

This is perfect for me. I'm planning to learn Japanese this year and want to keep track of my learning process. Seeing progress motivates me to grind haha :D Also, I like the way you create your bujo. It’s kind of simple and functional.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! I hope your Japanese learning journey goes well!

[@selahstudies1650]

You first inspired me to start a language learning bullet journal! I've only used it for a week but already it's helped me SO much in staying motivated and most importantly, keeping track of what I'm studying. I can't wait to look back when the year's over to see my progress!

[@joanMusicSpeaks]

Love your self-reflection and level of self-awareness! Your thoughts on adjusting how you acquire language using certain resources was helpful for me. :)

[@Timeofcalamity]

I use a separate bullet journal for languages because I use to track my progress and to create my own language reference. I have lists of phrases, verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.

[@OpheliaVert]

OH MY GOSH YES I LOVE ALL YOUR BUJO VIDEOS

[@languagelearningdabbler]

They’re my favorite from this channel! 😍🤓

[@brianarobles9953]

So glad I found your channel!! Thank you for sharing your set up!

[@aquamirrorX]

honestly looks like lots of fun and a huge motivational boost, I might try out some of these ideas as I'm considering restarting my failed attempt at learning Japanese from some years ago

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! And you should definitely give it a go!

[@charlottesmom]

I'm an oldie (57) and have taken up learning Korean and Japanese in the past 4 months (am dropping Korean to focus on Japanese now even though Korean is easier for me...😆), I love this video it gets me motivated to actually start a notebook and track progress. I use handmade flashcards and look forward to seeing if writing out notes will help me even more. Thank you for getting me motivated to do even better in my language learning. 👍🏻

[@RicFlairDrip23]

Currently learning Portuguese right now and I've been binge watching all your videos, you're awesome! Keep the content coming! One of the best in the YT Language Learning Community

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you so much! This means a lot

[@petrichorade]

I like listening to your explanation because it's easy to digest. Also love your language journal system, it gives me inspiration to customize the system that (hopefully) works for my language study journey :D

[@LingueNuvolose]

Ooh I really like the monthly habits spread! I might try to do something similar!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! I hope it works well for you!

[@janiceknepp4604]

I really liked some of those spreads so I might have to incorporate them into my own journal

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thanks, Janice! I hope they work well for you :)

[@bruce6126]

I love how systematic you are

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!

[@jonyrose8575]

You're the best. Greetings from Colombia.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Aw thank you!

[@learnmandarin-english-baha2769]

I don't know exactly why, but I just find myself rooting for you. 👍

[@PolyglotProgress]

Aw thank you!

[@kyram9871]

As this is a few month old video you may not see this but, For conversations, you could try HelloTalk? Its an app that matches you with Native Speakers of that language that are also wanting to learn the language you are fluent/native in So for example; I am learning Japanese It will match me with users who are fluent in Japanese and want to learn English You would have conversations in both languages so both would be able to practice the language they are learning It also allows the person you are conversing with to correct any spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes, etc and vice versa These arent really lessons however, so I apologize if this was unhelpful

[@PolyglotProgress]

Hi! Not unhelpful at all, suggestions are great! I've used HelloTalk before but had trouble finding partners that lasted longer than a few messages and also had a looooooot of uncomfortable dating app type messages so I've been pretty turned off of exchange apps since. I may give it a try again in the future though!

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

I have a frustrating experience. Not knowing where to begin or hitting a plateau can feel demoralizing and make it hard to hit the books and study like you know you should…Having friends from other cultures makes me more creative. In fresh ways about space and how people create their own world and environment. It is best way to connect between creative thinking and cross-cultural relationships

[@PolyglotProgress]

You're right! That can feel demoralising and having friends and connections definitely helps!

[@juliettechanlon4610]

Hello, I am so happy I found your videos, I am not really learning languages accept english (I am french) and I wanted to learn german out of class because hightschool and middleschool have pretty different levels and I am strugeling a lot in german. A languages bujo might help me so thank you a lot ! Also you said you did call with natives so if you want to talk to a french person please tell me, my goals for english are mostly about using the language (speaking and hearing people talk) and reading in english.

[@epicdjyoshi648]

I love how organised your diary is. I started using Notion to plan my language and general goals (because it's one of the first times I've done it), however, I'm not 100% sure on it yet, so it's a bit of a miss tbh, and I don't use it very often.

[@thisnerdycorner4982]

I find Notion super frustrating, to be honest.

[@epicdjyoshi648]

@@thisnerdycorner4982 Yeah after writing this post I ended up having a few problems with the app which annoyed my experience a bit more. It's kinda difficult if you're not used to it tbh

[@IWannaSaySmth]

I love your brows. Every one look like a cute little cat ^^

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you haha!

[@forgetthes5824]

I'm Portuguese learning German and I'm strugling so hard to keep at it. I started and have up like 7 times already... I don't have money for real classes - wich is probably what I need because I don't have much self discipline... This has nothing to do with the video but I love the shape of your eyebrows, they really suit your face

[@madysonraine]

thank you!

[@PolyglotProgress]

I'm glad you liked the video!

[@pav5349]

You are learning Bulgarian! I'm a native speaker - if you need any help, feel free to write me! I'm fluent in English and currently learning German.

[@kasiar3054]

All the best to you in 2021. I love the fact of how you plan your language learning for 2021 (never too late to start!). I recently started French!! so it will be super useful. What podcasts would you recommend? I just started a YT channel to share thoughts on growth, mindfulness (based on my personal obstacles & issues I overcame). it would be great to stay in touch! Let's connect ❤️

[@charlesbowen7229]

I would encourage you to consider teaching English as a second language at some point. I think you would do quite well and there is a great need for ESL teachers. I think you’ll find it very rewarding. It has been rewarding for me, that is for sure.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Perfect timing for you to say this actually! I previously tutored English as a second language and actually just rebooted my italki profile to teach again this past week. I definitely really enjoy doing it, I just had to put it on pause to focus on school and the job I was working in-person this past year!

[@Clockworkcityofpain]

Hey! I know you mentioned finding language partners for free and Spanish is my native language in case you (or anyone else) wanna practice

[@kalebdeleskieofficial]

Hey! I just saw Gàidhlig in the wild!

[@bellaaaaFrAnCy95]

Hi! Where do you do language calls/lessons? I really need to improve my spoken German!

[@PolyglotProgress]

I mostly use italki!

[@MarcosJunior-ms4pq]

Hello Abigal, I am learning english for a while i think almost a year and Ive reached the B1 level in english,i consider myself less than B1 but because of my speaking but I know that every skill when learning a language has different levels. My doubt here is whether im studying in the right way or not, im studying with the Immersion method, 10 hours per day and learning 10 words each day as well, i want to know whether I have to implement something or keep on going with that method, with this method i reached the level that I am at now and I can watch most of the contents of the youtube and Ive read all Harry Potter books( i read it only once and it was in english,i see it as a great accomplishment ), and i wanna confess that in the beginning i tried to watch your videos and i didnt understand nothing you said back then but now i can say that my level is very comfortable of course i make a lot of mistakes but i does not matter, and to understand your videos is a great conquest for me :D, sorry for the babbling Lol. Your videos give me the hope that one day i will be fluent in english and it is only a matter of time thank you Cheers from Brazil.

[@mimsical1844]

Hey, great job, well done! I've learnt English mostly through immersion as well, and am now at a C1-C2 level. Harry Potter played a big role in my learning as well. So it's cool to see you doing it this way too! Good luck, stick with it and I know you can do it!

[@MarcosJunior-ms4pq]

@@mimsical1844 Thank you for giving me encouragement, do you think that immersing myself for 10 hours a day in english and learning 10 words is sufficient to get fluency ?

[@sass520]

What is c1 c2 level..plz tell How does it work??How to use??

[@MarcosJunior-ms4pq]

@@sass520 C1 means you have a high level in a language fluency more precisely and C2 means that you speak like a native speaker

[@emrefarukakay9102]

Have you considered using Notion ?

[@PolyglotProgress]

I've played around with it a bit and actually already use it for some things I like to have done digitally, but I definitely wouldn't ever move to it full time. Like I said in the video I'm definitely a pen and paper kind of planner, so I don't see myself ever using a system like notion in place of my planners :) Are you a big notion fan?

[@nextlifetimebrendan3940]

This is random but can i ask what your ethnicity is ? And if that is ever a motivation for your language learning ?

[@PolyglotProgress]

Just very Caucasian haha Most of my family is Scandinavian or from the UK, and waaaay back somewhere there's some Polish and other European countries. It doesn't influence or motivate me very much, I have considered learning Swedish, Polish, and Welsh as those are languages from members of my family. However, at this point I don't have any living family members (at least who I know) who speak any of those languages, so while I will have a bit of a personal connection to those if/when I study them in the future, I don't have any sort of immediate connection to them.

[@eliasmendes6817]

Hi, good evenig. I'm from Brazil, I liked of your video.

[@JohnnyLynnLee]

What are your accent in English in US? Because I wanna sound like that.

[@OpheliaVert]

I know me too I love Abigail’s accent

[@aeefkai1641]

Yeah I don’t know her state but she has an American accent.

[@JohnnyLynnLee]

@@aeefkai1641 Yeah, I wanna know from which state she came from.

[@hockeyme3113]

Sounds like a very typical midwest accent. If I had to guess, Ohio.

[@PolyglotProgress]

This is not the answer you want probably because it's a bit vague but it's a bit of a mix! When I learned to speak my family was living outside of DC and I had a slight southern accent, but when we moved to New England I got made fun of for it so I started to try to learn the accent from around here and then in high school started using more of a Standard American accent (which is modeled after the midwest so that's probably the reason for the Ohio guess even though I've never been to the midwest lol). My parents are also both from different parts of the US too (though again no midwest) and speak quite differently from one another which has a bit of an influence on it too. In short- Standard American with hints of other stuff? I guess? Thank you for the compliments though!

[@inak.9531]

Hi Abigail, I just sent you a DM on Instagram regarding your language learning in Bulgarian :))

[@petravancaneghem6049]

I can be your french conversation partner for free 😊

[@Eternity_to_Eternity]

Finally some beatiful hair color, do not change it, there is no area for improvement, lol ;)

[@katsmith8263]

Why do you need to study so many languages?

[@PolyglotProgress]

I don’t necessarily need to study this number or even study any of them specifically to begin with. I just have an interest in all of these languages and reasons I want to study them!

[@secilekelik5083]

You speak very quickly. Please slown down

[@thomasrobertson2225]

Most often, failure to learn a foreign language is caused by the learner losing interest or stopping at a certain point and starting to "stomp in one place." As a result, the time and energy invested without new methods will prevent progress in mastering the language. For instance, if you spend your time and energy learning the alphabet for months on end, you will not learn to read, write, speak, and comprehend. Yuriy Ivantsiv in his book "Polyglot Notes. Practical Tips for Learning Foreign Language" writes that you should not selectively stop at one thing, and try to gradually move forward, without skipping anything and not jumping, developing all the necessary language skills for you proportionally. Only then will you see tangible results. You should follow the following principle when learning any information for yourself, including a foreign language: After you've made a breakthrough and mastered the new information, it's time to consolidate the material and bring it to automaticity. The following step is to learn and master new material, and so on. "There are no success secrets. It's the result of good preparation, hard work, and learning from your mistakes." Colin Powell. Sincere appreciation to the channel's creator for all of the hard work that went into making the educational video. We are making rapid progress in language learning thanks to such helpful videos.